Outside window shade



E. FLAGG.

OUTSIDE WINDOW SHADE.

APPLICATION HLED ocT.14,192l

ATTORNEYS Patented Novo 7, 1922.

DUTSDE WINDOYV SHLDE.

Application fue@ october wel.'

'fiom t may concern le it known that l, Ennss'r Fraise, a citizen oil the United States, and a resident ot the city of N ew York, borough of Richmond, in the county of Richmond and State of N s York, have invented a new and lmproifed Gntsideililindow Shade, of which the following a full, clear, and exact description.

inside shades are by many considered unde lrable and not beautiful and, also, they are liable to soil curtains and interfere with easement windows. it made of suitable material and placed outside the window, a shade is much less objectionable, but that involves certain difficulties which it is the object of my invention to overcome.

ln order to operate an outside shade from i e inside of the window, obviously a cord must pass through the frame or through the sash. it the cord is passed transversely through the trame, then itis necessary to build a cornice or cover to afford protection 'for the roller against the weather. lf the cord is passed through the sash, the roller may be placed under the head of the iframe and so protected from the weather, but if this is done a diiiiculty arises when the sash'is opened, for in doing so the cord is pulled, and it the shade is rolled tightly the cord is likely to be broken. To overcome these disadvantages, ll carry the cord upwardly into the frame head through a hole or sinking at the under side, with guide means for the cord, and l form a transverse passage from the sinking to the inside of the frame, y

The nature of the invention and its distinctive features and advantages will more clearly appear as the description proceeds.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specifican tion, it being understood that the drawings are merely illustrative of one example of the invention.

Figure 1 is an elevation of a window embodying my outside shade assemblage.

Figure 2 is a ytransverse vertical section on an enlarged scale, in a plane indicated by the line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a transverse section on a still larger scale, as indicated by the line 3 3 ot' Figure et, and

Figure l is a vertical section at right angles to Figure 3, as indicated by the line 4 4.

Serial No. 5%',693.

ln carrying out my invention in accordance with the illustrated example, a shade roller is moui'ited on brackets 11 in the plane of the .vindouY 12 outside the plane oif the A, hinged as at a. A .l 13, oi suitable material, toy withstand the weather, winds on the roller 10 and the projecting ends of its stick 13g' have guided movement on vertical rods 14- secured to the opposite sides of the window trame and here shown as secured at the upper and lower ends by pins 15 to the window jambs. Ain operating cord 16 is provided for the roller 10 and winds on an enlargement or spool portion 10EL or" the roller 10. F rom the roller, the sash cord 16 extends upwardly into the head 17 of the frame, sald head being formed with a sinking cut 18 therein at the underside adjacent to one end, there being a suitable guide for the cord, the guide being here shown 4as consisting of a screw eye 19. A transverse passage 20 is tor-med in the head 17 and leads l:from the sinking cut 18 to the inside of the trame, the head 17 having a guard 21 in the Jrorm of a disk or plate with a hub 22, through which the cord 16 may extend. Thus, the cord is guided yand protected by the screw eye`19 or the equivalent and the guide element 21 to prevent wear of the cord.

At the cord yzone 10, the roller l() is provided with iianges 23, thereby providing a spool for the cord on the roller 10. The cord 16 hangs at the inside of the frame as at 16a and is provided with a tassel 16b or other hand pull.

l". would state in conclusion that while the illustrated example constitutes a practical embodiment of my invention, I do not limit myself strictly to the mechanical details herein illustrated, since manifestly the same can be considerably varied without departure from the spirit of the invention as deiined in the appended claims.

Havingthus described my invention, I claim:

1. A window and shade assemblage com.- prising a window frame having a head formed with a sinking cut in the under side and with a passage extending forwardly trom said cut through the head to the inner side of the window, a shade roller mounted in a frame beneath the head thereof outside of the plane of the sash and an operating cord winding on the roller for the raising and lowering of the shade, said cord extending upwardly into said Cut and through said passage t0 the inner side of the window.

2, A Window and shade assemblage Comprising a window frame having a head formed with a sinking eut in the under side and with a passage extending forwardly trom said eut through the head t0 the inner side of the Window, a shade roller mounted in a traine beneath the head thereontside of the plane of the sash and an operating cord Winding 0n the roller for the raising and lowering of the shade, said cord extending upwardly into said cut and through said pzlssege to the inner side of the windew, together with vertical guides 0n the` Window trarne at the sides, the shade siisk having sliding engagement with said guide.

3. A window frame adapted to mount a shade roller outside of the plane 0f the sash and having a head formed with a transverse cord passage extending from the inner side of the frame and terminating het-Ween the outside of the frame and the plane. et the sash, said head affording a vertical passage for a Cord to the outer end of the said irst passage, and guides for the cord at the inner endL or" said second mentioned passage adjacent to the outer end m the lirst fssag'e.

ERNEST FLAGG. 

